“68 Guns” released as a single in the UK. Reaches #17 on UK charts, #106 on USA Hot 100.

‘Black Day (acoustic demo)’ [2:08] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Trouble in mind Always seems to haunt me Now that the wind has changed west to east Now I�m rising The flood had decreased And all I need is the air that I breathe I see the black, black day I wanna leave it behind I see the black, black day I wanna leave it behind Trouble has come To [read more]

6/21/1983: The Alarm, Jai Alai Fronton Hall, Orlando, FL Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

Producer: The Alarm I.R.S. Records A line in the song “Moments in Time” from Raw, the latest release from the Alarm, seems to sum up songwriter Mike Peters’ current vision for this band: “Somewhere we got lost along the way.” Indeed, the title is apt; what we have here is one of those back-to-basics, we-can-be-a-garage-band collection of artful yet angry songs that eschews the sequencer formula the band has perfected [read more]